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ventral fin

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ventral fin
n.
A fin, such as a pelvic fin or an anal fin, that is found on the ventral side of a fish.

ventral fin
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) another name for pelvic fin
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) any unpaired median fin situated on the undersurface of fishes and some other aquatic vertebrates
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Noun1.ventral finventral fin - either of a pair of fins attached to the pelvic girdle in fishes that help control the direction of movement; correspond to hind limbs of a land vertebrate
fin - organ of locomotion and balance in fishes and some other aquatic animals
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ventral fin
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